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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Christmas chair socks

So, did you figure out what they were? Not an octopus or gloveless fingers, which was my favorite guess by the way! After all the octopus guesses, I really want to make one. They were actually chair socks!

I've seen these on pinterest a lot and decided to make myself a crocheted version. I think they are so fun and cute! I'm even going to make some for after the Christmas season. They're a much cuter alternative to those ugly things you stick to the bottoms of the chairs.

For mine I used Bernat Handicrafter cottons in red sparkle, mod green and white.

Want to make some? They're actually super easy to make, this is how I did it;

materials needed: 3.75mm (F)
worsted cotton yarn in 2 colors (about 50g of each color for a set of 4 socks)

Take your first color and make a magic circle
Round 1: sc 6 times into circle, join to the first sc (6)
Round 2: ch1, 2sc in each stitch, join to the first sc (12)
Round 3: ch1, *1sc in the first stitch, 2sc in the next* repeat until you reach the first sc and join (18)
Round 4: ch1, 1sc in each stitch, join to the first sc (18)
Round 5: switch colors and repeat round 4 (18)
Round 6-22: repeat round 5 (18)
Round 23-25: repeat last 3 rounds with just one color. Join last stitch to the first sc, fasten off and weave in your ends.

If you need help with making a magic circle, there's a really cute illustration that can help right here.
To get a clean color change, this tutorial is very helpful.

I hope I wrote out the pattern clearly, let me know if any of it doesn't make sense. If you make some of your own chair socks, I'd love to see them!

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how clever, never would have thought of doing that, am definitely going to make some! Here's ahint, if anyone wants to makewater bottle cozies, just make these bigger . I make those all the time, people love them, now am going to make these socks. they would be cute for dolls & babies too. Thanks for sharing Sylvia

I plan to make mine with a tight stitch and snug fit, and if necessary, run some thin elastic through at a couple levels. Since yours are already made, try the elastic idea, or a tight rubberband about an inch from the top, then fold it down over the band like a sock. Hope this helps.

So, I'm assuming that you actually ch 1 after each join, even though you don't mention it, right?I've been working amigurumis recently and accidentally started working this without the ch 1 because that's what those patterns actually called for.

These are great for just every day use. For that purpose, I'd stitch in a 2-3 layer of felt rounds inside at the base to support every day wear & tear. I have 4 kitchen chairs just waiting for these. This is such a creative idea, and can't wait to get started.